Chauncey decision shows it's time to clean house

5:18 PM,
Jan. 18, 2013

Beth Cody

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Beth Cody
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The Iowa City Council has made its choice regarding The Chauncey development, and it has chosen based on what the majority of the councilors want - not on what most Iowa City residents want.

Even worse, the council will use tax increment financing to help finance the project, which means the city will be siphoning money from schools and taxpayers to pay for it.

Most residents were hoping that the New Pioneer Food Co-op would be in the new building. Many people would like it to move from its current flood-prone building to a better location. But the council decided to choose the lone option that ...